Mark Stanley, Resident Lighting Designer for New York City Ballet, has designed over 200 premieres for their repertoire including Paul McCartney’s Ocean’s Kingdom. He has worked with choreographers around the world including Peter Martins, Alexei Ratmansky, Susan Stroman, Christopher Wheeldon, Justin Peck, William Forsythe, Kevin O’Day, Susan Marshall, Christopher d’Amboise, and many others. His designs are in the repertoire of nearly every major ballet company in North America and Europe including: The Royal Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, The Royal Danish Ballet, Het Nationale Ballet, The Bolshoi Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Kevin O’Day-Ballett National theatre Mannheim, La Scala Ballet, Mariinsky Ballet, Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, Boston Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Pilobolus Dance Theatre, Alvin Ailey Dance Theater, and The Joffrey Ballet. Mr. Stanley heads the Lighting Design Program at Boston University and is on the Board of Directors of the Hemsley Lighting Programs.